Knife crime has hit a record high in the United Kingdom in what one lawmaker is calling an “epidemic of serious violence.”
Knife crime levels increased 8% by 3,301 individual offenses during 2018-2019, passing record levels of the prior year, according to data released Thursday. Crimes committed with knives and other sharp objects are up 42% since the Office for National Statistics began tracking the data in 2011.
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